we begin with a little bit of advice, keep that umbrella handy. a soggy day settling in with plenty of wind and rain in the bay area. will it rain out the giants for today's do-or-die nlcs game in san francisco? good morning. thanks for being with us. i'm marla tellez. >> i'm jon kelley. good morning, everybody. welcome back. glad to have you back. you're just in time right now, perfect timing for our first big storm of the season rolling in. >> it ends a six-month spell of dangerously dry weather. here's a look at the downpour this morning in san francisco. cars cautiously driving on some slick roads. also on the peninsula, in burlingame, cars taking a pounding there.

arturo santiago is live in san jose where there was a steady downpour today. but first, let's get to meteorologist, christina loren, who's been busy tracking all the action. >> good morning. i set this radar back about six hours just to show you all the heavy rainfall that came through the bay area in a very short-lived period of time. for now, we're done with the heavy rain. but we have this unsettled pattern to get through. we're going to see light, spotty showers return, another round getting into this evening. in addition to that, gusty winds on the way. this evening into tomorrow morning, we get another wave and then we'll get another one as we head into your wednesday. but sierra nevada has been getting quite a bit of the white stuff. snow levels up to 5,500 feet. and up to 6 inches of white fresh powder over that sierra nevada range. throughout the remainder of the day, the cold air settles in. the spotty clouds is an indication of a very cold air

mass moving into the bay area. it all works out like this. lingering showers, another wave tonight. tomorrow morning, a showery commute with afternoon thunderstorms, mostly over our local mountains. and then by wednesday, a few a.m. showers, finally getting that sunshine. but temperatures will be cool throughout the week. we still have more to talk about when it comes to that giants game. stick around for that forecast. right now, back to you guys. >> christina, thanks so much. we want to continue our storm coverage with arturo santiago who is live in san jose where they are getting a break from the showers. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, marla. and we are getting a little bit of a break here. we're right off highway 280. and we're getting some sunshine and a little bit of blue skies right now. 280 is drying up pretty much. but it has been a very cold and soaking wet morning for the bay area. the wind and the rain caused a variety of problems. drivers did have to travel on slick, wet roads and highways in the morning rush hour as the

driving rain created hydroplane conditions and kept down speeds. commuters did have to splash through a good amount of standing water. the wind also did some damage bringing down a few branches on highway 280 near burlingame and knocked down an overhead wire in pacifica. it reached its maximum intensity during the morning commute. what's the worst part about driving in the weather like this? >> being careful of other drivers. you never know. taking it slow and easy. just make sure you don't slip and slide. >> it's the first one, one of the first ones. so it's okay. but we have to be cautious. as long as your tires are good, you should be okay. it's like the first one. it's okay. we have to be cautious. as long as your tires are good, you'll be okay. >> reporter: the bands of heavy rain move south down the peninsula as forecast. just started breaking up in different areas within the past hour.

it didn't last very long, but the timing was pretty bad. the most intense rain seemed to fall during the morning rush hour. live in san jose, arturo santiago, nbc bay area news. >> how about what's going on in the skies? causing delays at san francisco international today. delays are clocking in at up to an hour and ten minutes for both arriving and departing flights. there are no delays in san jose or in the east bay at oakland international. >> we'll have continuing coverage of the severe weather all day long right here on nbc bay area and nbcbayarea.com. and you could send your video and your photos to newstips@nbcbayarea.com. and you can follow us on twirttr or on facebook. the forecast for the giants game is cloudy with 100% chance

of cain. he's looking to unleash his theory tonight leading his troops into the world series. team coverage of the game is christie smith who's outside at&t park with something every giants fans needs to know about tonight's game. but we begin with john henry smith live inside the dugout. doesn't get more down to the wire than this one. >> reporter: you talked about the weather. the weather certainly seems to be clearing up out here. we were out here earlier in the day and it was quite wet and cold. but looking better for tonight's game seven. and you know what they say. when the going gets tough, the giants get going. of course, you could say that about the st. louis cardinals, too. they've got a combined 11 straight elimination game wins. for one team, that streak is going to end tonight. of course, for the other, a world series berth beckons.

mr. ryan vogelsong gave them a shot, the giants, that is, of making their second world series in the last three seasons. last night with nine strikeouts, over seven innings, nine strikeouts, a career high for him. he got all the run support he needed in the second inning when marco scutaro, the dependable one, came through with a two-run, two-out double. also got rbi hits in that inning from vogelsong and from pablo sandoval. 6-1, the giants took out the cardinals in game six. and, of course, now it is off to game seven. angel pagan says his team has guts. >> we don't give up. we're a tough team. we've got good mentality, we're hungry. like i said, we're not ready to go home. >> same thing game four, five, six and sevens have meant to us. we lose, we go home. two teams are now in the same boat. going to be an intense game.

two teams are going to give everything they've got. >> reporter: the last seven teams that held a 3-1 lead only to find themselves in a game seven, their record in those seven games is 2-5. so the pressure is squarely on the st. louis cardinals tonight. and matt cain will try to keep that pressure going as he tries to propel the giants into the postseason. first pitch for matt cain at at&t park will be around 5:15. from at&t park, i'm john henry smith, nbc bay area news. >> john henry, thank you very much. got to believe destiny on the side of the g-men. looking forward to it. let's check in with christie smith who's live at at&t park as well with a look at all the preparation, the excitement, the sky-high ticket sales. these are mind-blowing prices out there. >> reporter: absolutely. but people are willing to pay it. we've seen storefronts, fire trucks, even baby strollers

decked out in black and orange today. earlier, we had some rain. right now, it's sunny. but it seems like everyone is excited about game seven. at&t park and downtown san francisco, the talk, all giants. at work, carlos gomez is thinking about the showdown, game seven. what was last night's game like for you? >> oh, incredible, incredible. unbelievable. we got to do it tonight. >> reporter: inside the park after a steady morning rain, crews are doing their best to keep it dry for the game. the park has a state-of-the-art drainage system and the tarp went on last night. >> it was designed in a way to literally suck the water down into the drainage system. in addition, we have these machines called water hogs, if the water gets really heavy and saturated on the field. it's like a vacuum cleaner. it sucks up the water as quickly as possible. we're fully prepared. >> reporter: the dugout store opened early today, stocked and ready for fans to fill the

stands as the giants take on the cardinals one last time. the winner is world series bound. and as for tickets -- >> we do sometimes get turnbacks from the opposing team when they come into town. if we have those, we'll push them out quickly at sfgiants.com. but at this point, we're pretty well sold out. >> reporter: stubhub has them. tickets are not, though, fans will be clued to the game. where are you going to watch at? >> where? at home. >> reporter: and we are back here live. i just checked stubhub before we came on and standing room only. tickets now going for about $100 up to thousands of dollars, if you can swing it. a giants spokeswoman says they will have plenty of ponchos on hand in case of rain. reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >> hoping for a lot of showers out there, as in champagne showers after they win the game. for continuing coverage of the giants, head over to our website, nbcbayarea.com.

our home page, all sorts of great stories. or just search the cove for everything and anything that we have to offer on the g-men. residents and relatives of the victims of the deadly pg&e pipeline explosion in san bruno say they want to see a new president of the california public utilities commission. the group holding a news conference today calling for michael peavey to be ousted by governor jerry brown claiming peavey is overly sympathetic to pg&e and has failed the residents of san bruno and put other californians at risk. eight people were killed and more than 50 hurt in the september 2010 explosion. coming up, an international cycling scandal. lance armstrong stripped of his titles, ripped from the record books. we'll explain this morning's crucial decision. plus, make it or break it monday, the presidential nominees working to win your vote in this third and final debate. we'll show you why tonight's showdown will look a little different from the last two.

and a little something now is brewing at starbucks. of course they're known for coif. but now they hope to be known for something else. we'll explain, take you to the opening of their brand-new store. the youngest woman in charge of a fortune 500 company goes before reporters and analysts later today. we'll have a preview of what marissa maicer going to say ahead in business news. here's a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. blue sky, not a lot of traffic right now. now's the time to head into san francisco and get ready for game seven. >> game tonight? okay. cool. >> stay with us. ♪ just put a little bit of yourself ♪

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six to seven hours to do so before the rain returns. we are tracking when the next showers will move in right at your doorstep coming up. over to you, marla. lance armstrong will be stripped of all seven of his tour de france titles and will be banned from the sport for life. cycling's international governing body making the decision in switzerland this morning. the u.s. anti-doping agency says it will not appeal this ruling. the agency initially released the report accusing armstrong of leading a massive doping program on his teams. the decision allowed tour de france organizers to officially remove armstrong's name from the record books. our decision 2012 coverage continues, election day, if you're keeping score, just 15 days away. a very tight race, raising the stakes in tonight's third and final presidential debate. the focus, foreign policy. right now, we'll take you to

bo bo boca raton, florida. nbc's latest polls showing the race deadlocked. 47% to 47%. that is among likely voters. of course, nbc bay area will have live coverage of the presidential debate. you can see it all right here tonight at 6:00. tune in an hour early for your local and nightly news. today is the deadline to register to vote in the november election. you can register online at the secretary of state's website. that website is sos.ca.gov. applications must be submitted by midnight. you can also send in an application. it must be postmarked with today's date or be hand-delivered to your county elections office today. >> get registered to vote. a busy week in business, this afternoon, yahoo! ceo marissa mayer will be making her very first appearance before tech reporters and industry analysts.

scott mcgrew joins us with all that. >> good morning. we'll start with yahoo!. this afternoon, the company will open its books to investors. this will happen right after the stock market's close. now, lots of pressure on this woman, mayer, although if numbers are bad, analysts will give her one last get out of jail card because these numbers will reflect yahoo!'s earnings july through september. she didn't take over till mid july. and then you have apple tomorrow showing off a new ipad. that's what everybody expects, at least. it's been more than 200 days since apple unveiled an ipad, the ipad 3. here's the calendar for you. this afternoon, yahoo!. tuesday, not just apple but facebook announces profits. and then wednesday, the fed concludes its important fomc meeting. and thursday, apple will report its profits. friday, microsoft's surface tablet goes on sale as does windows 8.

that's going to be the biggest change to the world's most popular operating system since 1995 and windows '95. a busy week in general. back to you. >> scott mcgrew will be on the move. thank you very much. just like christina loren. >> no kidding. with the rainy weather, christina loren has a lot going on in your department. >> good morning. excited about seeing the clouds clear over the mountains. can't wait to see those snowy whitecaps in the sierra nevada. for us, this is san jose. we still have some clouds around. not done with the rain just yet. we are done with the heaviest of the rain. as we get through tonight into morning, another wave is on the way. still tracking lingering activity right now. alongside 80 if you're head into the tracy, slick conditions there. this is what we're watching for you. this is the front. for the most part, pushing into central and southern california. but look at these spotty clouds. we have a cold air mass that's going to settle in and keep the temperatures in the 60s inland,

just about all week long. you're going to need your coat each day as we're now getting into our rainy season. our next round arrives at about 7:00 p.m. from santa rosa down to novato, light to moderate showers coming down. stop the clock at 8:00 p.m., still getting some rain, right around gametime. if it does happen during the game, i think it will be closer towards the end of the game. we stop the clock for you again, 8:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, just in time for rush hour. another round of showers. stop the clock for you again as we get into about 5:00 a.m. wednesday, just in time for rush hour, our third wave of moisture. after that, we start to clear out. today's highs are going to be cool. we'll be in the 60s. 63 degrees today forecasted high in livermore. 64 for fairfield. 60 degrees in san francisco. your giants forecast works like this, showers move in for the second half of the game. possibly a 15-minute rain delay if anything. you just heard the drainage out at the yard is phenomenal. so breezy conditions will be

more of a factor. south-southwest wind potentially carrying that ball out to left center field. another update for you on the comcast sportsnet bay area preshow one area before the game. wednesday, a few spotty showers early. then we'll clear out. cool sunshine on thursday. by the weekend, the 70s report. >> thank you, christina. if you were hoping to snag a piece of history by grabbing a piece of the rock, time is melting away to find some of that meteor that sailed across the bay area on wednesday night. >> today's rain could wash away some important clues into history. this woman found a piece of that meteor at her home on friday. a nasa scientist is studying that golf-size piece of meteor. the scientist says there may be more and the largest pieces may have fallen in sonoma. he says the pieces will provide clues into the origins of earth

and life on it. >> find a piece of rock, wrap it in tinfoil, keeps it nice and fresh. a new car recall to tell you about. this involves an automaker's top model sedan. we'll show you and the potential problems. plus, it's not the cup of coif anymore. starbucks is branching out. we'll take you to the grand opening of its newest retail store in the bay area. and we'll show you what's selling there. >> more refreshments. and join the discussion. check us out on facebook. search nbc bay area. you see the team. we're all there hanging out. and giving your live look, that's in the north bay. traffic on 101, moving just fine. the clear skies in terms of no more rain there. we'll get a full look at the forecast later on. >> matter of minutes.

the teenage driver who struck and killed an east bay man and his daughter with his car is being sentenced today. 18-year-old david rosen was driving an suv when he fatally struck 41-year-old solomon nury and adessa nurr. the pair were bike riding. rosen admits he was speeding when he hit them with his suv. because rosen was 17 ket at the time and he was a minor, was tried as a minor, the longest he can stay behind bars is until he turns 21. owners of the latest model altima sedans may need to head to their nearest nissan dealership.

the carmaker is recalling thousands of models. they're from the 2012 and 2013 model years. the problem involves loose bolts that could cause difficulty steering. nissan will send out notices at the end of the month to those impacted. >> never a good thing when that steering wheel comes off while driving. we'll be right back after this.

starbucks lovers, you have something new to try today. >> this morning, it opened its evolution fresh retail store in san francisco. the market sells fruit juices and other vegetarian things for their menu. this is the very first evolution location outside of seattle, washington. this one is located on fillmore street. >> i will give that a try. thank you for being with us. join us tonight at 5:00. no news at 6:00 because we will air that presidential debate. go, giants. >> we'll be watching that and the giants.

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